Jimmy Ellingham has update on a breach first reported back in April. Westpac remains tight-lipped about a privacy breach where customer details went walkabout from one of its Palmerston North branches. The bank will not confirm if it has told affected customers what happened. Meanwhile, the man who was accused of taking documents has not…
Category: Exposure
HealthCare.gov has already had a privacy breach – report. Get it together, folks.
It seems like healthcare.gov has had a security breach already in which limited personal information from two applicants was disclosed to another applicant. Kelsey Harris and Rob Bluey report: Justin Hadley logged on to HealthCare.gov to evaluate his insurance options after his health plan was canceled. What he discovered was an apparent security flaw that disclosed eligibility letters addressed…
Vendor’s printing error exposes TD Bank customers’ account numbers to other customers
TD Bank has notified thousands of customers after a vendor’s printing error exposed their names, addresses, and account numbers to other customers. In a letter dated October 17, TD Bank’s Head of Privacy & Social Media Compliance Albert M. Raymond notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office of the incident involving customers’ September bank account…
PA: Personal information of Rent-A-Center customers discovered in Port Richmond dumpster
John Rawlins reports: A sharp eyed city Streets Department sanitation officer came across critical personal information casually tossed in a Port Richmond dumpster. The discovery took place outside the Rent-A-Center at Aramingo and Ontario. “What I discovered was several different folders with fully filled out credit applications for Rent-A-Center,” Officer Brian Chavis of Sanitation Enforcement…
AU: GPS breach sees Aurora Energy workers ready to strike over security fears
Jennifer Crawley reports: Aurora workers are ready to walk off the job today after sensitive employee and customer details were leaked following a security breach of the GPS monitoring system in employee cars. Safety meetings will be held in 16 depots around the State this morning where 400 workers will vote on industrial action. SmarTrak…
GA: Sheriff’s deputy accidentally e-mails female deputies’ bra cup sizes to all members of the department
There are e-mail gaffes, and then there are e-mail gaffes that can really be embarrassing. Ben Wright reports: A Muscogee County sheriff’s deputy who emailed personal information of female co-workers using bullet proof vests has been identified. Cpl. Keith Hamilton, the quartermaster in charge of supplies for the Sheriff’s Office, was given a written reprimand…